Louisville police review officer's use of stun gun on suspect accused of hiding drugs in his mouth

3:24 AM,
Apr. 18, 2013

Written by

Mark Vanderhoff
| The Courier-Journal

The Louisville Metro Police Department says it is reviewing an incident in which a police officer used a stun gun to force a suspect to spit out drugs allegedly hidden in his mouth.

Police said Carlos D. Beauchamp was suspected of hiding a crack rock in his mouth after being pulled over for not wearing a seatbelt about 3 p.m. Tuesday in the 1600 block of Oak Street.

After Beauchamp refused numerous requests to empty his mouth, an officer held the stun gun against his body and shocked him, causing him to spit out "a small amount of suspected crack cocaine," according to an arrest report. ...